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Valle Vidal
The Valle Vidal (Spanish, "Valley of Life") is a mountain basin in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains within the Carson National Forest, northwest of Cimarron, New Mexico. Elevations in the basin range from .〔"Valle Vidal, Carson National Forest, New Mexico" www.ouachitamaps.com/Vale%20Vidal.html, accessed 27 October 2013〕 Valle Vidal is noted for its pristine scenery and wildlife. It was protected from oil and gas exploitation by an act of Congress in 2006. The Valle Vidal borders on Vermejo Park Ranch and Philmont Scout Ranch.
==History==
Valle Vidal was part of the Maxwell Land Grant until purchased by William Bartlett in 1902. Part of the Vermejo Park Ranch, Valle Vidal became a hunting and fishing preserve for wealthy people and celebrities. In 1973, the Vermejo Park Ranch was sold to the Vermejo Park Corporation, a subsidiary of the Pennzoil company. In 1982, Pennzoil donated the Valle Vidal portion of the ranch to the American public and it became part of the Carson National Forest.〔Valle Vidal Unit – Carson National Forest" Four Corners Region Geotourism Mapguide. http://www.fourcornersgeotourism.com/content/valle-vidal-unit-carson-national-forest/fca402152C89B6C95FF4, accessed 27 October 2013〕
In 2002 the El Paso Corporation petitioned the United States Forest Service for the lease of in the eastern part of Valle Vidal to develop coalbed methane resources, and for extension of the company's coalbed methane production on the Vermejo Park Ranch. The Forest Service declined to reject El Paso's petition despite widespread public opposition to the project. The Coalition for the Valle Vidal was created to oppose mineral leasing and in 2006 the U.S. Congress adopted legislation to prohibit mineral development in the Valle Vidal.〔"Valle Vidal, New Mexico Too Wild to Drill" ''The Wilderness Society'' http://wilderness.org/sites/default/files/legacy/TWTD-NM-Valle.pdf, accessed 27 October 2013〕
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